Nubian Woodpecker

Campethera nubica (Boddaert, 1783)

60 gWeight

The Nubian woodpecker (Campethera nubica) is a species of bird in the family Picidae.

Most records: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Most records: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda

Nubian Woodpecker has been recorded at 145 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 9 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Tarangire NPTanzania466 records
Lake Mburo NPUganda394 records
Nairobi NPKenya387 records

More places

Lake Nakuru NPKenya378 records
Samburu NRKenya315 records
Lake BaringoKenya276 records
Buffalo Springs NRKenya270 records
Lake Baringo – West ShoreKenya226 records
Lake NaivashaKenya209 records
Nguuni Nature SanctuaryKenya199 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Kenya Tanzania Uganda Ethiopia Rwanda Congo - Kinshasa Eritrea Djibouti

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The Nubian woodpecker (Campethera nubica) is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is distributed widely in Central and Eastern Africa, from Chad in west to Somalia in east and Tanzania in south. It is a fairly common species with a wide range, the population seems stable, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern".

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